On Thu, 31 Dec 2009, ND wrote: > On 2009-09-13 16:10, Philip Hazel wrote: > > I will update the PCRE documentation to explain this. > > Explain please more clearly: the (*SKIP) verb don't work in assertions? In > assertions it not differ from (*PRUNE)?
What I have said in the 8.00 documentation is this: If any of these verbs are used in an assertion or subroutine subpattern (including recursive subpatterns), their effect is confined to that subpattern; it does not extend to the surrounding pattern. Note that such subpatterns are processed as anchored at the point where they are tested. This applies to all the "backtracking control" verbs. It is compatible with Perl. Philip -- Philip Hazel -- ## List details at http://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/pcre-dev
